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Senate Bill S4658

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires all first-term members of boards of education to attend training sessions within six months of taking office

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2009-S4658 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2693
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2102-a, Ed L

2009-S4658 - Summary

Requires all first-term members of boards of education to attend training sessions within one year of taking office to acquaint such member with the powers, functions and duties of boards of education and other administrative authorities affecting public education.

2009-S4658 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4658 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4658

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FOLEY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to required training  for
  newly elected members of boards of education

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 2102-a of the education
law, as added by chapter 263 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as
follows:
  1. A. Every trustee or voting member of a  board  of  education  of  a
school  district or a board of cooperative educational services, elected
or appointed for a term beginning on or after July first,  two  thousand
five,  shall, within the first year of his or her term, complete a mini-
mum of six hours of training on the financial oversight,  accountability
and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member.
  B.  IN ADDITION TO THE TRAINING REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION,  EVERY  TRUSTEE  OR  VOTING  MEMBER OF A BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,  ELECTED
OR  APPOINTED  FOR A TERM BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
NINE, SHALL, WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF HIS OR HER TERM, COMPLETE A TRAIN-
ING COURSE TO ACQUAINT HIM OR HER WITH THE POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND  DUTIES
OF  BOARDS  OF  EDUCATION,  AS  WELL  AS  THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF OTHER
GOVERNING AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES AFFECTING PUBLIC EDUCATION.
  C. Upon demonstration of compliance, no trustee or member of  a  board
of  education  or  a  board of cooperative educational services shall be
required  to  repeat  [this]  THE  training  [requirement]  REQUIREMENTS
PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF THIS SUBDIVISION.  Nothing in this
section  shall  be  deemed  to require a member of a central high school
district board or  a  member  of  a  board  of  cooperative  educational
services  to complete such [requirement] REQUIREMENTS if such member has

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02660-01-9

co-Sponsors

2009-S4658A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2693
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2102-a, Ed L

2009-S4658A - Summary

Requires all first-term members of boards of education to attend training sessions within one year of taking office to acquaint such member with the powers, functions and duties of boards of education and other administrative authorities affecting public education.

2009-S4658A - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4658A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4658--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. FOLEY, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, ONORATO -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on  Education  -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accord-
  ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to required training  for
  newly elected members of boards of education

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 2102-a of the education
law, as added by chapter 263 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as
follows:
  1. A. Every trustee or voting member of a  board  of  education  of  a
school  district or a board of cooperative educational services, elected
or appointed for a term beginning on or after July first,  two  thousand
five,  shall, within the first year of his or her term, complete a mini-
mum of six hours of training on the financial oversight,  accountability
and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member.
  B.  IN ADDITION TO THE TRAINING REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION,  EVERY  TRUSTEE  OR  VOTING  MEMBER OF A BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,  ELECTED
OR  APPOINTED  FOR  A  TERM BEGINNING ON OR AFTER THE FIRST OF JULY NEXT
SUCCEEDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, SHALL, WITHIN THE FIRST
YEAR OF HIS OR HER TERM, COMPLETE A TRAINING COURSE TO ACQUAINT  HIM  OR
HER  WITH  THE  POWERS,  FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION, AS
WELL AS THE POWERS AND DUTIES  OF  OTHER  GOVERNING  AND  ADMINISTRATIVE
AUTHORITIES AFFECTING PUBLIC EDUCATION.
  C.  Upon  demonstration of compliance, no trustee or member of a board
of education or a board of cooperative  educational  services  shall  be
required  to  repeat  [this]  THE  training  [requirement]  REQUIREMENTS
PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF THIS SUBDIVISION.  Nothing in this

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02660-03-0

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2009-S4658B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2693
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2102-a, Ed L

2009-S4658B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all first-term members of boards of education to attend training sessions within one year of taking office to acquaint such member with the powers, functions and duties of boards of education and other administrative authorities affecting public education.

2009-S4658B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4658B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4658--B

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. FOLEY, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, ONORATO -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on  Education  -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accord-
  ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to required training  for
  newly elected members of boards of education

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 2102-a of the education
law, as added by chapter 263 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as
follows:
  1. A. Every trustee or voting member of a  board  of  education  of  a
school  district or a board of cooperative educational services, elected
or appointed for a term beginning on or after July first,  two  thousand
five,  shall, within the first year of his or her term, complete a mini-
mum of six hours of training on the financial oversight,  accountability
and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member.
  B.  IN ADDITION TO THE TRAINING REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDI-
VISION,  EVERY  TRUSTEE  OR  VOTING  MEMBER OF A BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,  ELECTED
OR  APPOINTED  FOR  A FIRST TERM BEGINNING ON OR AFTER THE FIRST OF JULY
NEXT SUCCEEDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, SHALL, WITHIN  THE
FIRST  YEAR  OF  HIS OR HER TERM, COMPLETE A TRAINING COURSE TO ACQUAINT
HIM OR HER WITH THE POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION,
AS WELL AS THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF OTHER GOVERNING  AND  ADMINISTRATIVE
AUTHORITIES AFFECTING PUBLIC EDUCATION.
  C.  Upon  demonstration of compliance, no trustee or member of a board
of education or a board of cooperative  educational  services  shall  be

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02660-07-0

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